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Firelight buys stakes in four Canadian wind projects
16 June 2014Firelight Infrastructure Partners has borrowed CA$57 million ($52 million) to acquire stakes in four onshore wind projects in Canada.
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United PV completes takeover of Dinghui New Energy
16 June 2014Chinese solar firm United PV has completed its acquisition of Dinghui New Energy, securing ownership of the company's three solar projects in the country.
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Chinese company issues carbon-linked bond to fund renewables projects
16 June 2014CGN Wind Energy has issued a RMB 1 billion ($160 million) five-year bond to help finance five renewable energy projects and the coupon will be linked to the price of carbon credits created by the projects, Chinese sources say.
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Investors 'should turn to Eastern Europe for profitable renewables'
16 June 2014Eastern Europe holds massive untapped potential for renewables investment, according to the director of a soon-to-launch private equity fund.
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Tenaska agrees $450m loans for 150MW Californian solar plant
16 June 2014Tenaska, a leading independent US energy company, has secured $450 million in bank loans to finance a 150MW solar power plant near El Centro in California.
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STEAG secures financing for €192m Romanian wind farm
13 June 2014German power generator STEAG has closed its latest funding round for the Crucea wind farm.
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Green bond market on the verge of smashing $20bn mark
13 June 2014The green bond market is on the verge of seeing issuance for 2014 smash through the $20 billion mark, according to NGO the Climate Bonds Initiative.
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SGS pulls out of carbon certification in 'drastic development' for CDM
13 June 2014Certification firm SGS is to stop offering Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) services, in a move that the Project Developer Forum (PDF) described as a major blow to the market.
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Updated: Abengoa raises $829m in upsized yieldco IPO
13 June 2014Cleantech engineering firm Abengoa has raised $828.9 million through floating a 'yieldco' after upsizing the scale and pricing of the listing.
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Building efficiency stocks set for strong growth, says HSBC
12 June 2014Building-related energy efficiency companies have earnings growth potential of 26% over the next year, according to research by HSBC.
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